Supplementary Online Content
Reynolds HR, Shaw LJ, Min JK, et al; the ISCHEMIA Research Group. Association of sex with
severity of coronary artery disease, ischemia, and symptom burden in patients with moderate or
severe ischemia: secondary analysis of the ISCHEMIA randomized clinical trial. JAMA Cardiol.
Published online March 30, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0822
eTable 1.
Enrolled Participant Baseline Characteristics by Sex, including Stress Testing
eTable 2.
Functional Capacity According to Imaging Modality by Sex among Randomized
Participants
eTable 3.
Extent of CAD by Sex among Enrolled Participants Undergoing Coronary CT
Angiography with Core Lab-Verified Moderate-Severe Ischemia
eTable 4.
Randomized Participant Baseline Medications by Sex
eTable 5.
Vital Signs, Laboratory Values and Functional Status by Sex among Randomized
Participants
eTable 6.
Study Personnel
eTable 7.
ISCHEMIA Committee, CCC, Trial-Related Personnel
This supplementary material has been provided by the authors to give readers additional
information about their work.
eTable 1.
Enrolled Participant Baseline Characteristics by Sex, including Stress Testing
Characteristic Enrolled Women
(N = 2,262)
Enrolled Men (N = 6,256)
P-value Demographics
Age at Enrollment (yrs.)
Median (25th, 75th) 64 (57, 70) 63 (56, 69) 0.10
Race <.001
American Indian or Alaskan Native 7/2,232 (0.3%) 13/6,201 (0.2%)
Asian 578/2,232 (25.9%) 1,990/6,201 (32.1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
4/2,232 (0.2%) 15/6,201 (0.2%) Black or African American 134/2,232 (6.0%) 276/6,201 (4.5%)
White 1,504/2,232 (67.4%) 3,891/6,201 (62.7%)
Multiple Races Reported 5/2,232 (0.2%) 16/6,201 (0.3%)
Ethnicity 0.08
Hispanic or Latino 324/2,123 (15.3%) 795/5,801 (13.7%) Not Hispanic or Latino 1,799/2,123 (84.7%) 5,006/5,801 (86.3%)
Clinical History
Hypertension 1,685/2,247 (75.0%) 4,346/6,227 (69.8%) <.001 Diabetes 822/2,261 (36.4%) 2,353/6,256 (37.6%) 0.29 Prior Myocardial Infarction 259/2,233 (11.6%) 1,096/6,187 (17.7%) <.001
Cigarette Smoking <.001
Never Smoked 1,532/2,200 (69.6%) 2,370/6,077 (39.0%) Former Smoker 481/2,200 (21.9%) 2,847/6,077 (46.8%) Current Smoker 187/2,200 (8.5%) 860/6,077 (14.2%)
Lab Values
eGFR from Enrollment (mL/min) Median (25th, 75th)
79 (66, 94) 83 (71, 99) <.001
Type of Stress Test Performed
Stress Imaging Performed 1,624/2,262 (71.8%) 4,316/6,255 (69.0%) 0.01 Nuclear Performed 928/2,262 (41.0%) 2,915/6,255 (46.6%) <.001 Echo Performed 598/2,262 (26.4%) 1,186/6,255 (19.0%) <.001 CMR Performed 98/2,262 (4.3%) 215/6,255 (3.4%) 0.05
Exercise Tolerance Test (ETT) Performed
638/2,262 (28.2%) 1,939/6,255 (31.0%) 0.01
Qualifying Stress Test Core Lab Interpretation
Ischemia Severity by Imaging Modality Stress Imaging
Severity <.001
Severe 552/1,609 (34.3%) 1,726/4,267 (40.4%)
Moderate 596/1,609 (37.0%) 1,582/4,267 (37.1%)
Characteristic Enrolled Women (N = 2,262) Enrolled Men (N = 6,256) P-value None 198/1,609 (12.3%) 409/4,267 (9.6%)
Exercise Tolerance Test (ETT)
Severity <.001 Severe 382/551 (69.3%) 1,333/1,726 (77.2%) Moderate 98/551 (17.8%) 247/1,726 (14.3%) Mild 33/551 (6.0%) 76/1,726 (4.4%) None 38/551 (6.9%) 70/1,726 (4.1%) Nuclear Severity <.001 Severe 194/917 (21.2%) 982/2,881 (34.1%) Moderate 391/917 (42.6%) 1,197/2,881 (41.5%) Mild 182/917 (19.8%) 384/2,881 (13.3%) None 150/917 (16.4%) 318/2,881 (11.0%) Echo Severity 0.34 Severe 294/595 (49.4%) 632/1,172 (53.9%) Moderate 187/595 (31.4%) 313/1,172 (26.7%) Mild 72/595 (12.1%) 146/1,172 (12.5%) None 42/595 (7.1%) 81/1,172 (6.9%) CMR Severity 0.31 Severe 64/97 (66.0%) 112/214 (52.3%) Moderate 18/97 (18.6%) 72/214 (33.6%) Mild 9/97 (9.3%) 20/214 (9.3%) None 6/97 (6.2%) 10/214 (4.7%)
eTable 2.
Functional Capacity According to Imaging Modality by Sex among
Randomized Participants
Characteristic Randomized Women
(N=1,168)
Randomized Men
(N=4,011) P-value Exercise with or without Imaging
Peak METs Achieved N=541 N=2,307 <.001
Median (25th, 75th) 6 (5, 8) 7 (6, 9)
% MPHR Maximal Predicted Heart Rate Achieved N=478 N=2,113 <.001 Median (25th, 75th) 1.01 (0.93, 1.11) 0.99 (0.89, 1.07)
ETT Only
Peak METs Achieved N=226 N=984 <.001
Median (25th, 75th) 6 (5, 7) 7 (6, 8)
% MPHR Maximal Predicted Heart Rate Achieved N=226 N=986 <.001 Median (25th, 75th) 1.00 (0.92, 1.09) 0.97 (0.87, 1.06)
Exercise Nuclear
Peak METs Achieved N=143 N=790 <.001
Median (25th, 75th) 6 (5, 8) 8 (6, 10)
% MPHR Maximal Predicted Heart Rate Achieved N=96 N=623 0.001 Median (25th, 75th) 0.96 (0.80, 1.03) 1.00 (0.90, 1.07)
Exercise Echo
Peak METs Achieved N=171 N=533 <.001
Median (25th, 75th) 6 (5, 8) 8 (6, 9)
% MPHR Maximal Predicted Heart Rate Achieved N=155 N=504 <.001 Median (25th, 75th) 1.07 (0.99, 1.16) 1.02 (0.94, 1.12)
Combined Exercise Nuclear + Echo
Peak METs Achieved N=314 N=1,323 <.001
Median (25th, 75th) 6 (5, 8) 8 (6, 10)
% MPHR Maximal Predicted Heart Rate Achieved N=251 N=1,127 0.03 Median (25th, 75th) 1.03 (0.95, 1.13) 1.01 (0.92, 1.08)
eTable 3.
Extent of CAD by Sex among Enrolled Participants Undergoing Coronary CT
Angiography with Core Lab-Verified Moderate-Severe Ischemia
†Characteristic Women with Core
Lab-Verified Moderate-Severe
Ischemia (N=692)
Men with Core Lab-Verified
Moderate-Severe Ischemia (N=2,705)
P-value
No. Diseased Vessels ≥50% Stenosis by CCTA <.001 0 0/490 (0.0%) 1/2,134 (0.0%) 1 154/490 (31.4%) 453/2,134 (21.2%) 2 160/490 (32.7%) 669/2,134 (31.3%) ≥3 176/490 (35.9%) 1,011/2,134 (47.4%)
Left Main ≥50% Stenosis by CCTA 1/680 (0.1%) 11/2,665 (0.4%) 0.48 No. Diseased Vessels ≥70% Stenosis
by CCTA <.001 0 64/417 (15.3%) 175/1,822 (9.6%) 1 198/417 (47.5%) 715/1,822 (39.2%) 2 100/417 (24.0%) 557/1,822 (30.6%) ≥3 55/417 (13.2%) 375/1,822 (20.6%)
Left Main ≥70% Stenosis by CCTA 0/680 (0.0%) 1/2,665 (0.0%) >0.99
Segment Stenosis Score N=490 N=2,134
Median (25th, 75th) 22 (17, 27) 25 (20, 31) <.001
Segment Involvement Score N=490 N=2,134
Median (25th, 75th) 11 (9, 13) 12 (10, 13) <.001 †Excludes participants with prior coronary artery bypass grafting. CCTA= coronary computed tomographic
eTable 4.
Randomized Participant Baseline Medications by Sex
Medication Randomized Women
(N=1,168) Randomized Men (N=4,011) P-value Anti-platelet Medications 1,085/1,168 (92.9%) 3,787/4,007 (94.5%) 0.04 Aspirin 1,036/1,168 (88.7%) 3,611/4,007 (90.1%) 0.16 Clopidogrel 289/1,168 (24.7%) 1,056/4,007 (26.4%) 0.27 Other1 25/1,168 (2.1%) 93/4,007 (2.3%) 0.72 Anticoagulant Medications 39/1,158 (3.4%) 164/3,973 (4.1%) 0.24 Warfarin 20/1,158 (1.7%) 86/3,973 (2.2%) 0.36
Dabigatran, Apixaban, Rivaroxaban 18/1,158 (1.6%) 72/3,973 (1.8%) 0.56
Other2 1/1,158 (0.1%) 7/3,973 (0.2%) 0.69
Anti-platelet or Anticoagulant Medications 1,106/1,167 (94.8%) 3,872/4,007 (96.6%) 0.003
Statins 1,087/1,168 (93.1%) 3,817/4,006 (95.3%) 0.003 Statin Type 0.10 Rosuvastatin 263/1,168 (22.5%) 905/4,006 (22.6%) Atorvastatin 639/1,168 (54.7%) 2,311/4,006 (57.7%) Simvastatin 158/1,168 (13.5%) 493/4,006 (12.3%) Other 108/1,168 (9.2%) 297/4,006 (7.4%) High-Intensity Statin3 <.001 Yes 377/1,168 (32.3%) 1,534/4,006 (38.3%) No/Unknown Dose 791/1,168 (67.7%) 2,472/4,006 (61.7%) Ezetimibe 55/1,168 (4.7%) 157/4,007 (3.9%) 0.23 Fibrate 33/1,168 (2.8%) 114/4,007 (2.8%) 0.97 Fish Oil 29/1,168 (2.5%) 162/4,007 (4.0%) 0.01
Other Lipid Lowering Medication4 5/1,168 (0.4%) 32/4,007 (0.8%) 0.19 Anti-Hypertensive and Anti-Ischemic/Anginal
Medications
1,130/1,168 (96.7%) 3,887/4,007 (97.0%) 0.65
Beta Blocker 940/1,168 (80.5%) 3,221/4,007 (80.4%) 0.94
Calcium Channel Blocker 382/1,168 (32.7%) 1,196/4,007 (29.8%) 0.06 ACE Inhibitor 425/1,168 (36.4%) 1,716/4,007 (42.8%) <.001 Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) 373/1,168 (31.9%) 933/4,007 (23.3%) <.001 ACE Inhibitor or ARB 788/1,168 (67.5%) 2,628/4,007 (65.6%) 0.23 Aldosterone Antagonist 31/1,168 (2.7%) 84/4,007 (2.1%) 0.26 Diuretic 315/1,168 (27.0%) 767/4,007 (19.1%) <.001 Alpha 1 Blocker 23/1,168 (2.0%) 161/4,007 (4.0%) <.001 Long-acting Nitrate 390/1,168 (33.4%) 1,285/4,007 (32.1%) 0.40 Ranolazine 55/1,168 (4.7%) 204/4,007 (5.1%) 0.60 Trimetazadine 60/1,168 (5.1%) 185/4,007 (4.6%) 0.46 Ivabradine 15/1,168 (1.3%) 45/4,007 (1.1%) 0.65 Nicorandil 32/1,168 (2.7%) 138/4,007 (3.4%) 0.24 Other5 18/1,168 (1.5%) 47/4,007 (1.2%) 0.32
Medication Randomized Women (N=1,168)
Randomized Men
(N=4,011) P-value
1Includes Ticlopidine, Prasugrel, Ticagrelor, Cilostazol, and other anti-platelet medications, including types classified as "Unknown".
2Includes anticoagulant medications such as Enoxaparin and Dalteparin as well as types classified as "Unknown". 3High-intensity dose of Rosuvastatin or Atorvastatin at the randomization visit. A "No/Unknown Dose" includes Not Applicable, Unknown, and null responses.
4Includes medications such as Saroglitazar and Ranozex as well as medications classified as "Unknown". In addition, products such as red yeast rice and flax seed oil are also included.
5Includes medications such as Renin Inhibitors, Hydralazine, Moxonidine as well as hypertensive and anti-ischemic/anginal medications classified as "Unknown".
eTable 5.
Vital Signs, Laboratory Values and Functional Status by Sex among
Randomized Participants
Characteristic Randomized Women
(N=1,168) Randomized Men (N=4,011) P-value Vital Signs Heart Rate (bpm) N=1,162 N=3,984 Median (25th, 75th) 68 (61, 76) 67 (60, 75) <.001 Blood Pressure (mmHg) N=1,164 N=3,986 Systolic Median (25th, 75th) 130 (120, 145) 130 (120, 142) 0.02 Diastolic Median (25th, 75th) 75 (70, 80) 78 (70, 82) <.001 Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2) N=1,160 N=3,964
Median (25th, 75th) 28.2 (25.0, 32.5) 27.6 (24.9, 31.0) <.001 Lab Values Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) N=1,143 N=3,931 Median (25th, 75th) 166.7 (141.1, 203.4) 150.0 (127.0, 181.0) <.001 Triglycerides (mg/dL) N=1,125 N=3,859 Median (25th, 75th) 126.0 (97.0, 174.3) 123.9 (89.4, 177.0) 0.10 HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) N=1,134 N=3,889 Median (25th, 75th) 48.0 (41.0, 58.0) 41.4 (35.0, 49.0) <.001 LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) N=1,116 N=3,824 Median (25th, 75th) 90.9 (69.0, 120.5) 81.0 (61.9, 107.0) <.001
HbA1c for Diabetics (%) N=478 N=1,523
Median (25th, 75th) 7.5 (6.6, 8.7) 7.2 (6.5, 8.2) <.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL) N=1,107 N=3,780
Median (25th, 75th) 13.0 (12.2, 13.9) 14.3 (13.4, 15.2) <.001 Estimated GFR from Enrollment (mL/min) N=1,168 N=4,011
eTable 6.
Study Personnel
Country
(No.Randomizatio ns)
Investigator(s) Study Coordinator(s) City & State (if applicable) Institution (No. Randomizations) *United States (853) Country Leader David J. Maron, MD Regional Leader for VA Sites William E. Boden, MD Kreton Mavromatis, MD John Doan, MD
Decatur, GA Atlanta VA Medical
Center (139)
Jason Linefsky, MD Raven Lee, CCRP
Risha Patel
Todd Miller, MD
So Yang Cho
Rochester, MN Mayo Clinic (50)
Susan Milbrandt Dawn Shelstad Subhash Banerjee, MD Preeti Kamath, BDS, MHA, CCRP Dallas, TX
V.A. North Texas Health Care System (35) Ishita Tejani, BDS, MS, MSPH Harmony R. Reynolds, MD Stanley E. Cobos, BA New York, NY
NYU Langone Medical Center-Bellevue Hospital (26) Jonathan D. Newman, MD, MPH Kirsten J. Quiles, MS Sripal Bangalore, MD Raven R. Dwyer, MPH Robert M. Donnino, MD Dalisa Espinosa, MBS Lawrence M. Phillips, MD Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD
Khaled Abdul-Nour, MD
Heather Golden Henry Ford Health
System (21)
Peter H. Stone, MD
Hermine Osseni, MS
Boston, MA
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (21) Charlene Wiyarand Peter Douglass, BA Hayley Pomeroy, BA Alexandra Craft, BA Bethany Harvey, BA James J. Jang, MD Olivia Anaya
San Jose, CA Kaiser Permanente San
Jose (18)
Gennie Yee, MD Phoebe Goold, RN
Steven Weitz, MD Steven Giovannone Schenectady, NY Cardiology Associates of Schenectady P.C. (17) Lori Pritchard, RN Suzanne Arnold, MD Rosann Gans, RN
Kansas City, MO Saint Luke's Hospital
(17) James Henry O’Keefe, Jr, MD (PI from 2012-2016) Paul Kennedy, RN Michael D. Shapiro, DO Shobana Ganesan, PhD
Portland, OR Oregon Health &
Science University (17) David Schlichting, LPN Aynun Naher Mohammad El-Hajjar, MD
Albany, NY Albany Medical Center
Hospital (16)
Mandeep S. Sidhu, MD, MBA
Steven A. Fein, MD Wendy L. Stewart, MS Mikhail T. Torosoff, MD, PhD Kristin M. Salmi, BS Radmila Lyubarova, MD Sulagna Mookherjee, MD Krzysztof Drzymalski, MD Edward O. McFalls,
Santiago A. Garcia, MD Stefan C. Bertog, MD Debra K. Johnson, RN Rizwan A. Siddiqui, MD Rebekah R. Herrmann, RN Areef Ishani, MD Ronnell A. Hansen, MD Michel Georges Khouri, MD Kristine Arges
Durham, NC Duke University
Medical Center (15)
Melissa LeFevre Jennifer Tomfohr Jonathan L.
Goldberg, MS, MD
Kimberly Ann Byrne
Cleveland, OH
Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (14) Taissa Zappernick Richard Goldweit, MD Sallie Canada Englewood, NJ Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (13)
Meghana Kakade Patricia Mieses Stanley E. Cobos, BA
Brooklyn, NY NYU-HHC Woodhull
Hospital (12)
Raven R. Dwyer, MPH Ronny A. Cohen,
MD
Dalisa Espinosa, MBS
Brooks Mirrer, MD Kirsten J. Quiles, MS Victor Navarro, MD Magdalena Rantinella,
BS Jessica Rodriguez, BS Olivia Mancilla, BS David E. Winchester, MD, MS
Susan Stinson, RN Gainesville, FL Malcom Randall VAMC (11)
Marvin
Kronenberg, MD
Terry Weyand
Nashville, TN Vanderbilt University
Medical Center (11)
Philip Rogal, MD Sherron C. Crook Christopher McFarren, MD John F. Heitner, MD Jean Ho Brooklyn, NY Saadat Khan
Mahmoud Mohamed New York -Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (10) Ira M. Dauber, MD Mary R. Soltau, RN Littleton, CO South Denver Cardiology Associates, P.C. (10) Delsa K. Rose, RN Rebecca J. Wimmer, RN Kathy E. Siegel, RN Susan Derbyshire Charles Cannan, MD Michelle Dixon
Portland, OR Providence Heart and
Vascular Institute (10)
Gerald Leonard
Sriram Sudarshan, MD
Ciarra Heard, LVN
Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls Heart
Clinic (9)
Viviana Gabriel, LVN Sukie Desire
Puja K. Mehta, MD
Atlanta, GA Emory University (9)
Michael McDaniel, MD Fauzia Rashid, PhD Stamatios Lerakis, MD Senait Asier Arshed Quyyumi, MD Keyur Patel Nanette K. Wenger, MD Chester M. Hedgepeth, MD, PhD
Jennifer Gillis, APRN
Warwick, RI Kent Hospital (9)
Heather Hurlburt, MD
Megan Manocchia, RN
Alan Rosen, MD Susan Moore, RN
Elizabeth Congdon
Zakir Sahul, MD
Gail Brandt
Ypsilanti, MI Michigan Heart, PC (9)
Nora Marchelletta Kristina Wippler David Booth, MD Yvonne Taul, RN
Lexington, KY University of Kentucky
(8)
Ahmed Abdel-Latif, MD, PhD
Viktoria Bulkley, RN
Hassan Reda, MD Caroline Rodgers Khaled Ziada, MD
Sampoornima Setty, MD
Kimberly E. Halverson, RHIT
La Crosse, WI Gundersen Lutheran
Medical Center (8) Christine Roraff, RN Jonean Thorsen, RN Rajat S. Barua, MD, PhD Amarachi Ojajuni
Kansas City, MO Kansas City VA Medical
Center (8) Oni Olurinde Kamalakar Surineni Fadi Hage, MD Badhma Valaiyapathi, MD Birmingham, AL
UAB Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program (8) Christiano Caldeira, MD James E. Davies, MD Massoud Leesar, MD Jaekyeong Heo, MD Amy Iskandrian, MD Firas Al Solaiman, MD Satinder Singh, MD
Khaled Dajani, MD Carol M. Kartje, BSN Maywood, IL Loyola University Medical Center (8) Mohammad El-Hajjar, MD Albany, NY Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center of Albany NY (7) Paul Der Mesropian, MD
Joseph Sacco, MD Michele Rawlins, NP Brian McCandless, MD Jennifer Thomson, MA Marisa Orgera, MD Mandeep S. Sidhu, MD, MBA (2012-2016 )
Mary Colleen Rogge, RN
Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati VA Medical
Center (7)
Imran Arif, MD Julie Bunke , BA Hanan Kerr, MD Kendra Unterbrink ,
PA Jacqueline Fannon, RN Cynthia Burman, NP Jorge F. Trejo (Gutierrez), MD Marcia F. Dubin,
CCRP Jacksonville, FL Mayo Clinic Florida (7) Gerald Fletcher, MD Gary E. Lane, MD Lynn M. Neeson, DNP Pragnesh P. Parikh, MD Peter M. Pollak, MD Brian P. Shapiro, MD Kevin Landolfo, MD Anthony Gemignani, MD
Sarah Beaudry, RN White River Junction, VT VAMC-White River Junction (7) Daniel O'Rourke, MD Judith L. Meadows, MD Stephanie A. Tirado, RN
West Haven, CT VA Connecticut
Healthcare System (7) Janet Halliday Pamela Julian Jason T. Call, MD Stephanie, M. Lane, RN, BSN, CCRN Winchester, VA Winchester Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, PC (7) Jennifer L. Stanford, RN, MSN Joseph Hannan, MD Worcester, MA
Saint Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center (7)
Robert Bojar, MD Patricia Arsenault, RN Deepti Kumar, MD Pamela Sigel, RN
John Mukai, MD Edward T. Martin, MS, MD
Miriam Brooks Tulsa, OK Oklahoma Heart Institute (7)
Gabriel Vorobiof, MD
Ladda Douangvila
Los Angeles, CA Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center (7) Rubine Gevorgyan Alec Moorman, MD Fatima Ranjbaran, RN Seattle, WA University of Washington Medical Center (7) Bryn Smith, BS Carly Ohmart Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD
West Roxbury, MA VA Boston Healthcare
System (6) Robert J. Hamburger, MD Thomas P. Rocco, MD Samantha Ly, MA Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH Margot C. Quinn, BA Kevin Croce, MD, PhD Sara Temiyasathit, PhD Jacquelyn A Quin, MD Jacquelyn Do, MPH
Jati Anumpa, MD Desiree Tobin, MPH Marco Zenati, MD,
MSc
David P Faxon, MD
Glenn Rayos, MD
Jennifer Langdon
Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Heart Group
(6)
Marcia Werner Bayer Ashraf Seedhom,
MD
Amanda O'Malley
Albany, NY Capital Cardiology
Associates (6) Lance Sullenberger, MD Erin Orvis Gregory Kumkumian, MD Mandy Murphy, RN
Bethesda, MD NIH Heart Center at
Suburban Hospital (6) Ann Greenberg, RN Margaret Iraola, RN Steven P. Sedlis, MD Leandro C.Maranan, CCRC New York, NY
VA New York Harbor Health Care System (6)
Robert M. Donnino, MD Jeffrey Lorin, MD Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, MD
Ammy Malinay, RN Ridgewood, NJ Mount Sinai Saint
Luke's Hospital (6)
Robert Kornberg, MD
Robert Leber, MD Souheil Saba, MD
Candice P. Edillo, RN Southfield, MI
Providence - Providence Park Hospital (6) Michael W. Lee, MD Delano R. Small, MD Wassim Nona, MD Patrick B. Alexander, MD Iram Rehman, MD Umesh Badami, MD Ann Ostrander, RN
Saginaw, MI Covenant Medical
Center, Inc. (5)
Stephanie Wasmiller, RN
Kevin Marzo, MD
Wendy Drewes, RN
Mineola, NY NYU Winthrop (5)
Dipti Patel, RN Inga H. Robbins,
MD
Pomona, NJ AtlantiCare Regional
Medical Center (5)
Howard A. Levite, MD
Jackie M White, RN, BSN CCRC
Sanjay Shetty, MD Alison Hallam Mayuri Patel, MD
Glenn S. Hamroff, MD
Benjamin J Spooner,
RPA-C Cortlandt Manor, NY
NYP Medical Medical Group Hudson Valley Cardiology (5) Linda M Hollenweger, LPN,CCRC Raymond W. Little, MD Holly Little
Houston, TX Houston Heart &
Vascular Associates (5)
Brandi D.
Zimbelman, FNP-C
Tiffany Little
Brigham R. Smith, MD
Salt Lake City VA Medical Center (4) Daniel P. Vezina, MD, MSC Lillian L. Khor, MBBCh, MSc Josephine D. Abraham, MD, MPH David A. Bull, MD Stephen H. McKellar, MD, MSc
David Booth, MD Yvonne Taul, RN
Lexington, KY Lexington VA Medical
Center (4)
John Kotter, MD Caroline Rodgers, RN Ahmed Abdel-Latif,
MD, PhD
Jennifer Isaacs, MS
Viktoria Bulkley
Bob Hu, MD Renee Kaneshiro Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute (4)
Arthur J. Labovitz, MD
Tampa, FL University of South
Florida (4)
Michael Berlowitz, MD
Bonnie J. Kirby, RN, MSN
Philip Rogal, MD Nhi N. Tran, MS Christopher McFarren, MD Catherine Jahrsdorfer, RN, BSN Fadi Matar, MD Christiano Caldeira, MD David J. Maron, MD
Stanford, CA Stanford University
School of Medicine (4) Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH Reem Yunis, PhD Ingela Schnittger, MD Jhina Patro William F. Fearon, MD
Prakash
Deedwania, MD Antonia Vega Fresno, CA UCSF - Fresno Community Regional
Medical Center (4) Kiran Reddy, MD Joseph Sweeny, MD Hugo Bloise-Adames New York, NY Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai (4)
Santa Jimenez Nicole Saint Vrestil Reyna Bhandari Christopher
Spizzieri, MD
Danielle Schade
Camp Hill, PA
Holy Spirit Hospital Cardiovascular Institute (4) Roxanne Yost Claudia P Hochberg, MD Paula Beardsley
Boston, MA Boston Medical Center
(4) Denise Fine William D. Salerno, MD Jana Tancredi, RN, MA/MSN, CCRN
Saddle Brook, NJ Hackensack University
Medical Center (4) Patricia Arakelian Susan Mathus Deborah O'Neill Ray Wyman, MD Joy Burkhardt, CCRP
Torrance, CA Torrance Memorial
Medical Center (4) Suellen Hosino, RN, BSN, CCRP Oksana A. Lubyanaya, BA
Santa Ana, CA Coastal Heart Medical
Group (4)
Jose D. Salas, BS Amer Zarka, MD Maria Aguirre Anil V. Shah, MD Manu Dhawan
Diana Parra
Tri Tran
Thomas Haldis, DO
Catherine Weick, BSRT(R)(VI)
Fargo, ND Sanford Health (4)
Katie Fowler-Lehman, BSN
Natalie Spitzer, BSN Casey Riedberger Catherine Weick
Jeffrey A. Kohn, MD
Stanley E. Cobos, BA
New York, NY NYU New York Medical
Associates (4) Raven R. Dwyer, MPH Dalisa Espinosa, MBS Kirsten J. Quiles, MS Saket Girotra, MD Carrie Drum, RN Iowa City, IA University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (4) Kimberly Miller-Cox, RN Amy Ollinger, RN Omar Almousalli, MD Elizabeth Capasso-Gulve Fairview Heights, IL
Advanced Heart Care Group (4)
Alaine Melanie Loehr Marlowe Mosley Mayil S. Krishnam, MD Shirin Heydari, MS Orange, CA University of California Irvine Medical Center (3) Jeffrey C. Milliken, MD Andrea M. Lundeen, MA Pranav M. Patel, MD Edgar Karanjah, MD
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Louisville, KY University of Louisville
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Wuhan Tongji Medical College
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(8)
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Yu Kunwu
Wuhan
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Yudong Peng Xin Su
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Wuhan Wuhan Asia Heart
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Beijing Beijing Anzhen Hospital
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The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (1) Jun Jiang Huajun Li Jian'an Wang Yechen Han, MM
Beijing Peking Union Medical
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MD, PhD
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*Italy (139) Country Leader Aldo P. Maggioni, MD
Gian Piero Perna, MD
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Anna Di Donato Varese
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MD Chiara Attanasio Forli
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Marco Sicuro, MD
Gianpiero Leone, MD
Aosta Ospedale Regionale
Umberto Parini (5)
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Padua University of Padua-
Cardiology Clinic (3)
Umberto Cucchini, MD
Federica Ramani
Anto Luigi Andres, MD
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Fabrizio Rolfo, MD
Cuneo Azienda Ospedaliera S.
Croce e Carle (3)
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Raffaele Fanelli, MD
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Ping Chai, MD Titus Lau, MD Joshua P. Loh, MD Edgar L. Tay, MD
Kristine Teoh, MD Sik-Yin V Tan, BSc Lynette L. Teo, MD Winnie C Sia, BSc Ching-Ching Ong, MD Audrey W Leong, BSc Raymond C. Wong, MD Poay-Huan Loh, MD Theodoros Kofidis, MD
Wan Xian Chan, MD
Koo Hui Chan, MD David Foo, MBBS
Li Hai Yan, RN Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital
(22)
Jason Loh Kwok Kong, MD
Ching Min Er, MD Fahim Haider Jafary, MD
Terrance Chua, MD
Nasrul Ismail
Singapore National Heart Centre
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Rolf Doerr, MD
Dresden Praxisklinik Herz und
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Udo Sechtem, MD Ina Wenzelburger
Stuttgart
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Peter Ong, MD Susanne
Gruensfelder, RN P. Christian
Schulze, MD, PhD
Jena University Hospital
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Herwig
Schuchlenz, MD Gudrun Steinmaurer Graz LKH Graz West Austria (35)
Stefan Weikl, MD Irene Marthe Lang, MD
Max-Paul Winter, MD Vienna Medical University of Vienna, Department of Cardiology (8)
Tijana, Andric, MD
Vienna Wilhelminen Hospital
Vienna (7)
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PhD
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Budapest Military Hospital,
Budapest (1)
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Martinovic, MD Belgrade University Clinical Hospital Zvezdara (6)
Gordana Stevanovic Goran Stankovic,
MD
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Joseph B. Selvanayagam, MBBS (Hons), DPhil Jamie Rankin, MBBS (past)
Country Coordinator Deirdre Murphy Joseph B. Selvanayagam, MBBS (Hons), DPhil Sau Lee, PhD
Adelaide Flinders Medical Centre
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John Hunter Hospital (8) Stephanie C Boer, B Biotechnology (Honours) John F. Beltrame, MD Jeanette K.
Stansborough, RN Woodville South The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (5)
Graham S. Hillis, PhD
Michelle M. Bonner, B. Nursing
Perth Royal Perth Hospital (2)
Kim F. Ireland, RN Clare Venn-Edmonds, RN France (42) Country Leader Philippe-Gabriel Steg, MD Country Coordinators Helene Abergel Jean-Michel Juliard Corine Thobois, RN
Chartres C.H. Louis Pasteur (21)
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Paris Bichat Hospital (9)
Jean-Michel Juliard, MD
Axelle Fuentes, MSc
Michel S. Slama, MD
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Rami El Mahmoud, MD
Olivier Dubourg, MD
Boulogne Ambroise Pare Hospital
(2)
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Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien (2)
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Barone-Rochette, MD
Gilles Barone-Rochette
Grenoble Grenoble University Hospital (2)
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Lithuania (39)
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Amsterdam Cardio Research
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Portugal (33)
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Lisbon Hospital de Santa
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MD
Filipa Silva
Pedro Rio, MD Cláudia Freixo Ramiro Carvalho, MD Rui Ferreira, MD Tiago Silva, MD Ines Rodrigues, MD Pedro Modas, MD Guilherme Portugal, MD Jose Fragata, MD Fausto J. Pinto, PhD
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Lisbon
Santa Maria University Hospital, Cardiology Department, CHLN (6) Miguel Nobre Menezes, MD Andreia Rocha, MSc Guilhermina Cantinho Lopes, MD Francisca Patuleia Figueiras, PhD Ana Gomes Almeida, PhD Andreia Coelho, BSc
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Marta Capinha
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MD
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Vila Nova de Gaia
Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, EPE (2) Ricardo L. Lopes, MD Argentina (29) Country Leader Rafael Diaz, MD (past)
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Valeria Godoy Cordoba
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Harvey Douglas White, DSc Country Coordinator Caroline Alsweiler
Gerard Patrick Devlin, MD
Liz Low, RN
Hamilton Waikato Hospital (22)
Raewyn Fisher, MD
Jayne Scales, RN
Kirsty Abercrombie,
RN Ralph Alan Huston Stewart, MBChB,
MD Leah Howell , RN
Auckland Auckland City Hospital
(6) Harvey Douglas White, DSc Cathrine Patten, RN Jocelyne Benatar, MD *Macedonia (28) Sasko Kedev, MD, PhD Skopje University Clinic of Cardiology (28)
Irena Peovska Mitevska, MD, PhD
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Uppsala Uppsala University (18)
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Or Harel, MA Tel-Aviv Assuta Medical Centers
(9)
Dan Elian, MD
Arthur Kerner, MD Margalit Bentzvi
Haifa Rambam Medical
Center (6)
Samia Massalha, MD
Ludmila Helmer
Country Leader Shun Kohsaka, MD Keiichi Fukuda, MD, PhD Ikuko Ueda, PhD
Shinjuku-ku Keio University (7)
Shun Kohsaka, MD Jun Fujita, MD
Satoshi Yasuda, MD, PhD
Akemi Furukawa, RN
Suita-shi
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (4) Kanae Hirase, RN Toshiyuki Nagai, MD, PhD Fumiyuki Otsuka, MD, PhD Shigeyuki Nishimura, MD
Shintaro Nakano Hidaka Saitama Medical University (3)
*Belgium (7) Country Leader
Frans Van de Werf, MD, PhD Country
Coordinator
Kaatje Goetschalckx, MD Kaatje
Goetschalckx, MD
Valerie Robesyn Leuven University Hospital
Leuven (7)
Frans Van de Werf, PhD, MD
Kathleen Claes, PhD, MD *Taiwan (7)
Country Leader
Harvey Douglas White, DSc Country Coordinator Caroline Alsweiler
Chung-Lieh Hung, MD
Yi-Hsuan Yang Taipei City Mackay Memorial
Hospital (7)
Chun-Ho Yun, MD Charles Jia-Yin Hou, MD
Jen-Yuan Kuo, MD Hung-I Yeh, MD, PhD Ta-Chuan Hung, MD Jiun-Yi Li , MD, PhD Chen-Yen Chien, MD, PhD Cheng-Ting Tsai, MD Chun-Chieh Liu, MD Fa-Chang Yu, MD Yueh-Hung Lin, MD Wei-Ren Lan, MD Chih-Hsuan Yen, MD Jui-Peng Tsai, MD Kuo-Tzu Sung, MD *South Africa (7) Mpiko Ntsekhe, MD Cape Town
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